Senior nurse manager made accountable officer of NHS Leeds West CCG

STRUCTURE: A senior PCT managerial nurse has been appointed as designate accountable officer of NHS Leeds West CCG.

Philomena Corrigan, who has been named chief officer designate of the CCG, was previously director of commissioning and nursing for Leeds PCT. She has previously worked as a nurse in hospital, in research and education, and has been a director of nursing in an acute trust.

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